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A night of MMA action in Tartu

Text Mark Taylor
Photo Baylee Gramling / Unsplash

A night of MMA action in Tartu

 

Tomorrow evening, March 30, Tartu’s A. Le Coq Sports Hall will host MMA RAJU 15 – RELOADED, a thrilling martial arts extravaganza. In total, there will be 10 fights on the card, which will also be shown live on TV for Delfi Kogupakett subscribers.

The first-ever RAJU event took place on February 21, 2009, in Tartu, with 180 spectators in attendance. Since then, RAJU has grown in popularity, with some events drawing over 2000 spectators.

 

The next event, tomorrow evening, sees ten matchups scheduled, with the following eight already being confirmed:

Kristjan TÕNISTE (Estonia) vs Kacper WYDROWSKI (Poland)

Maikel ASTUR (Estonia) vs Kamil SMETOCH (Poland)

Raigo KUTSAR (Estonia) vs Ibrahima WADE (France)

Simon SÜLLA (Estonia) vs Timi LESKINEN (Finland)

Ron-Andro SELTER (Estonia) vs Adomas Alanas RAZMA (Lithuania)

Rene LAI (Estonia) vs Siim VILJUS (Estonia)

Silver TAGU (Estonia) vs Viktor KIULAFLY (Ukraine/Estonia)

Henri MUST (Estonia) vs Anatolii CHORNOBAI (Ukraine/Estonia)

Madis Mäeste and Ukrainian resident of Tartu, Yevhenii Kabanets, are still awaiting confirmation on opponents for their bouts.

 

If you are unable to attend the event in person, which is free for children under the age of 7 when they are accompanied by an adult. It is also possible to watch it on TV for all people with a Delfi Kogupakett subscription. Well-known Estonian comedian Ari Matti Mustonen will be part of the commentary team.

 

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